Chinese edit

to exhale
 
to repair; to patch; to mend
to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
trad. (哈補)
simp. (哈补)
alternative forms 呵補呵补

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

哈補

  1. (Teochew) to exhale gently over a child's injury for consolation; also used as an interjection while performing the above.

References edit

  • 蔡俊明 [Cai Junming], editor (1991), “哈補哈补 ha˧ pou˥˧”, in 潮州方言詞滙潮州方言词滙 (Cháozhōu fāngyán cíhuì), 香港 (Xiānggǎng) [Hong Kong]: 香港中文大學香港中文大学 [The Chinese University of Hong Kong]
    呵氣手掌心撫慰小孩撞痛的地方